Hook.



G. JASS.

HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7, 1912.

Patented Dec. 3, 1912.

CARL JASQ! wi/twmow mmwmgui fi COLUMBIA PLANOGmgPH co., WASHINGTON, D.c. I

mar I CARL TASS, OF I-IORICON, WISCONSIN.

HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3,1912.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CARL JASS, a citizen of the United States, residingat Horicon, in the county of Dodge and State of VVisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to hooks, and the principal object of theinvention is to provide an improved type of hook whlch is used forcatching game fish, such as bass. This hook is provided with a springarrangement so that after a fish has been caught it will be impossibleto break the l ne when it struggles to escape since the spr ng takes upany undue strain thus preventlng the line from being snapped.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinFigure 1 is a side elevation of the hook when in a normal position. Fig.2 1s a slde elevation of the hook with the spring expanded. Fig. 3 is anenlarged fragmentary view of the hook with the collar shown in section.Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4+4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectionalong the line 5-5 in Fig. 2, with the hooks removed. Fig. 6 is a viewof the device with the hooks turned inwardly.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that this hookcomprises a shaft 10 which is preferably rectangular in cross section,and has its lower end formed into the eye 11, and its upper end bent toform the eye 12 which is preferably rectangular in shape. It will alsobe seen that the spring has its lower free end wound around the neck sothat the collar will be rotatably and slidably mounted but will beprevented from becoming detached from the spring. A plate 13 is rigidlymounted at the lower end of the shaft 10 and rests upon the eye 11, theplate being provided with arms 14: which are provided with openings 15.

A collar 16 is slidably mounted upon the shaft 10 and is provided withan enlarged head 17 at its upper end, and with a disk 18 at the lowerend. This collar has its head 17 engaged by the coil spring 19 which hasone end 20 soldered or otherwise secured to the shaft 10. It will thusbe seen that the collar is slidably mounted upon the shaft, but islimited in its movement by the spring 19. Hooks 21 are passed throughthe openings 15, and have their upper ends 22 passed through theopenings formed in the disk 18, and bent over the edges'of the disk sothat the hooks will be securely held to the disk.

From a comparison of Figs. 1 and 2, it will be observed that theconstruction permits the hooks and collar 16 to be drawn down the shaft10 by the expansion of the spring and that when the hooks are drawn downthe shaft, that they are guided apart since the arms 14 act as guides tocause this spreading action. It will thus be seen that when a fish iscaught upon the hooks that in its struggles to escape it will not snapthe line since the extra strain is taken up by the spring and does notcome directly upon the line. It should also be noted that if a fish iscaught which has a mouth. large enough to swallow all three of the hooksthat the more it struggles to get loose, the wider the hooks will bespread apart, thus causing the fish to be more firmly caught. A spinner23 is mounted upon the shaft 10 above the spring 19, and is providedwith a bearing 24 so that the spinner may turn upon the shaft so as toattract the fish.

\Vhen this device is in use the hooks extend outwardly as shown in thedrawings, but when it is desired to place this hook in the receptacle inwhich it is carried when not in use, the collar is turned so that thehooks will be turned in the openings formed in the arms 14: and havetheir points turned inwardly so that they do not protrude beyond thearms 14. It should be noted that the openings in the collar are ofsufficient size to permit the collar to be turned freely upon the shaft10. This causes the hook to take up a smaller amount of space and alsoprevents danger of the fingers being hurt when removing the hooks fromthe receptacle. It will thus be evident that there has been provided ahook which may be conveniently packed and which will securely hold thefish after being caught and will also prevent the line from being brokenby the fish in its struggles to escape.

What is claimed is 1. A device of the character described, comprising ashaft, a guide plate at one end of said shaft, a collar slidably androtatably mounted upon said shaft, hooks passing through said guideplate and having their upper ends connected with said collar wherebyupon the turning of said collar, said hooks will be turned to bringtheir outer end portions from a diverging to a converging relation, andresilient means connectlng said collar with said shaft whereby saidhooks Will be held in the adjusted position.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a shaft, a perforatedguide plate at one end of said shaft, a collar slidably and rotatablymounted upon said shaft and provided With a reduced neck terminating inan enlarged flange, hooks passing through. the perforations of saidguiding plate and having their upper ends bent to form securing hookspassing through openings formed in the flange of said collar and looselyconnected therewith, whereby the turning of said collar Will move theouter end portions of said hooks from a diverging to a convergingrelationship, and resilient means having one end portion connected withsaid shaft, and the opposite end portion coiled about said collar to'releasably retain said hooks in their adjusted position.

In testimony whereof hereunto ELffiXIIl V signature in presence of tWoWitnesses.

CARL JASS.

Witnesses:

, JULIUS ENDER,

EMIL SoHRoEDER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

